417 Advice - should I stay or should I go
Hoping for some advice here!
I applied for my 417 Working Holiday Visa using my Irish passport on September 1st. I haven’t booked any flights yet or handed in my notice, but I’d really like to be in Sydney before December so I can experience the Australian summer and I don’t enjoy Christmas at home.
My plan is to take around two months off work when I arrive, as I’ve saved a decent amount of money and have family in Sydney that I can stay with. I’m currently in a good job, but I’m really unhappy with my environment. I don’t enjoy my job, most of my friends have left the country and family life isn’t so great.
The sensible thing seems to be waiting until my visa is granted before handing in my notice, especially as I have a one-month notice period. However, I was already planning to travel to Bali beforehand to break up the journey, so I’m considering booking a flight to Bali and seeing what happens with the visa while I’m there.
By the time I’d get to Sydney, it would be about 81 days since I submitted my visa application. If the visa still hasn’t been granted by then, I could potentially extend my trip in Bali as I have enough savings, or possibly enter Australia on a tourist visa while waiting.
What would you do in this situation? PS rang immigration office and a few visa agencies and all confirmed it’s ok to enter on tourist visa while waiting for the >!417!<